Title :
Design to improve starting performance of line-start synchronous reluctance motor for household appliances
Author :
Nam, H. ; Park, S.B. ; Kang, G.H. ; Hong, J.P. ; Eom, J.B. ; Jung, T.U.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Changwon Nat. Univ., South Korea
Abstract :
A single-phase line-start synchronous reluctance motor (LSynRM) has merits of low cost, high efficiency, and reliability. The LSynRM has the unbalanced magnetic circuit caused by flux barriers and various shapes of conductor bars. Thus, the motor can cause the unbalanced starting torque with the initial starting position of the rotor This paper presents the design to improve starting performance of the LSynRM for household appliances. Design variables are the number and the shape of the conductor bars. The motor is analyzed by finite element (FE) analysis. A SPIM (single-phase induction motor) for mass production, a prototype, and a designed model of LSynRM are manufactured and tested.
Keywords :
domestic appliances; finite element analysis; magnetic circuits; reliability; reluctance motors; rotors; starting; conductor bars; finite element analysis; household appliances; line-start synchronous reluctance motor; single-phase induction motor; starting performance; unbalanced magnetic circuit; unbalanced starting torque; Bars; Conductors; Costs; Home appliances; Magnetic circuits; Reluctance motors; Rotors; Shape; Synchronous motors; Torque;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 2004. 39th IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the 2004 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8486-5
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.2004.1348391